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For we cannot but speak…

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Mike Leite

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is Acts chapter 4. There are many reasons to love this chapter of God’s word. For one, seeing the boldness of Peter and John is such a contrast to the fear they showed during Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. Then…

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Christian LivingChurch HistoryEvangelism

The place to start with Catholics

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Anonymous

What can you say when a Catholic in your life talks about same-sex blessings?‘It’s all OK now dear’. Those were the words of my fiercely Catholic mother when the Pope proclaimed that it was now acceptable for Catholic priests to bless same-sex…

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Top 7 stories in 2023 (from heaven’s perspective)

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by Murray Campbell

It’s the season for reflecting on the year that has been. People are compiling lists of the biggest or most momentous events of 2023. While these lists can be interesting, I want to do something a little different here. Rather than taking the usual…

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Christian LivingYouth & Kids

2023 WRAPPED

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 by Renee Capel

My social media has been full of people posting their Spotify 2023 Wrapped in the past couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen it, Spotify collates your year in music through various statistics: your listening minutes, genres, most listened-to…

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The blood that brings peace

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

As the Israel-Gaza war rages, with all the tragic death and suffering it entails, many pressing concerns naturally spring to our minds. Why is the situation so dire? Who is to blame for the suffering? And what are our political leaders doing about…

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Plans and prayers

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 by Rusdyan Cocks

‘Just take things one day at a time’. It’s a helpful piece of advice, but inevitably our focus does shift beyond the next 24 hours to those things further ahead on the horizon – the next week, the next month, the next year, and beyond. Of course, it’s…

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Celebrating 25 years of EQUIP: Interview with Isobel Lin

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Isobel Lin

ACR: Watching EQUIP women this year, I was struck by the centrality of God’s word in everything that happened. Your first EQUIP conference was back in 1999; what led you and others to start this ministry 25 years ago?Back in 1999, there wasn’t…

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